State Sen. Rick Gallot, Jr., D-Ruston, has co-authored a"?sunshine" bill paring the Louisiana governor?s ability to shield some records from the public

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State Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, has spent three years trying to pass a "sunshine" bill paring the Louisiana governor's ability to shield some records from the public.

Each time, Adley's sunshine bill never saw the light of day.

But this year Adley hopes his Senate bill, and perhaps a similar House bill authored by Rep. Jerome "Dee" Richard, I-Thibodaux, and co-authored by Sen. Rick Gallot, D-Ruston, can escape Gov. Bobby Jindal's opposition. ...